During the five days visit of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and Queen Silvia to India, India and Sweden on December 2, 2019 ink 3 agreements in the fields of polar research, science and technology and sea-faring in the presence of President Ram Nath Kovind .
Three Agreements
The three agreement, signed between two countries are:
- Protocol of Cooperation be tween the Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of India and the Swedish Energy Agency of the Kingdom of Sweden in the field of Science and Technology.
- Memorandum of understanding between the Ministry of Earth Sciences of the Republic of India and the Ministry of Education and Research of the Kingdom of Sweden on cooperation in polar science
- Agreement between India and Sweden on Recognition of Seafarer Certificates pursuant to Regulation I/10 of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watch.
India-Sweden High Level Innovation Policy Dialogue
The two countries had signed a joint innovation partnership during PM Modi’s visit to Sweden on 17 April last year. The India-Sweden High Level Innovation Policy Dialogue, a high level platform for exchange of ideas, began on December 2, 2019.
